Rasmei Kampuchea Newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
On 01 November, Prince Sisowath Thomico (pictured left)severely criticized Funcinpec by considering this party as no longer being a Sihanoukist party anymore, because F’pec selected Princess Norodom Arunrasmy to oppose Prince Norodom Ranariddh, whereas the pair are both King-Father’s children.
Prince Thomico told reporters: “F’pec leadership boasted that they are Sihanoukists, today, I am rejecting their claim.”
Prince Thomico added that F’pec is neither a royalist party, nor a Sihanoukist party. If it were to be royalist, it would have initiated a union policy and a national reconciliation, but instead, it is Samdach Dek Cho Hun Sen who is organizing the national unity, and those who are boasting themselves to be royalists who struggle to bring back the constitutional monarchy for the country, they ended up betraying the monarchy and the monarchic principles instead.
F’pec leadership no longer supports Sihanouk’s standing anymore because F’pec leadership is presenting the candidacy of King-Father’s youngest daughter to oppose Prince Ranariddh, her own brother. Prince Thomico asked: “Where can His Majesty hide his face when one of his children is opposing another one.”
Prince Thomico told reporters that, starting Monday, he will withdraw his confidence from the F’pec leadership which is unable to lead F’pec anymore because it betrays the Sihanoukist principles and the F’pec principles which were laid down by King-Father who founded this party in 1981.
From today on, Prince Thomico said that, each week, he will visit the party grass root levels to explain to the middle and grass root levels of the F’pec party members in provinces, districts and communes, so that all these party members withdraw their confidence from the current F’pec leadership. If there were to be a new path, the only choice would be to tear down the current F’pec leadership structure and organize anew the ability for the middle and grass root level party members who are true royalists, so they can express their own position.
The prince said that each of the current F’pec leaders boasts that they removed Prince Ranariddh in order to establish democracy in the party, but where can democracy be, if Nhiek Bun Chhay and Lu Lay Sreng decide whatever they want. The selection of Prince Arunrasmy as candidate for the premiership was Nhiek Bun Chhay and Lu Lay Sreng’s idea, it was not a decision made by the grass root party members, nor by the middle ranking party members.
The prince warned that both F’pec and NRP will be disintegrated if the two parties are not searching for a solution to unite with each other. The prince said that he places all the blames on Nhiek Bun Chhay, F’pec secretary-general, and on Lu Lay Sreng, F’pec vice-president No. 1, and that the two do not have the ability to lead the royalist movement after they decided to split this movement.
However, Nouv Sovathero, state secretary of the Ministry of Information and F’pec spokesman, said: “We will not be disintegrated like those who want to see us disintegrated. Even if these 3 royals (Thomico, Sirivuth, and Vacheara) are not in F’pec, this party will not be disintegrated. We will still move forward.”
Besides this, Nouv Sovathero claimed that F’pec still faithfully follow the path set by Hero-King Norodom Sihanouk in 1981. He added that F’pec was not formed just yesterday, and that when it was formed, it was formed when leaders and fighters invited King-Father to become the party president.
Nouv Sovathero criticized Prince Thomico, saying that whatever he said, it was done because his thinking is shallow, and that it is merely his personal view. He added that “Prince Thomico cannot see further than the tip of his nose.”
Source: KI-Media
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
On 01 November, Prince Sisowath Thomico (pictured left)severely criticized Funcinpec by considering this party as no longer being a Sihanoukist party anymore, because F’pec selected Princess Norodom Arunrasmy to oppose Prince Norodom Ranariddh, whereas the pair are both King-Father’s children.
Prince Thomico told reporters: “F’pec leadership boasted that they are Sihanoukists, today, I am rejecting their claim.”
Prince Thomico added that F’pec is neither a royalist party, nor a Sihanoukist party. If it were to be royalist, it would have initiated a union policy and a national reconciliation, but instead, it is Samdach Dek Cho Hun Sen who is organizing the national unity, and those who are boasting themselves to be royalists who struggle to bring back the constitutional monarchy for the country, they ended up betraying the monarchy and the monarchic principles instead.
F’pec leadership no longer supports Sihanouk’s standing anymore because F’pec leadership is presenting the candidacy of King-Father’s youngest daughter to oppose Prince Ranariddh, her own brother. Prince Thomico asked: “Where can His Majesty hide his face when one of his children is opposing another one.”
Prince Thomico told reporters that, starting Monday, he will withdraw his confidence from the F’pec leadership which is unable to lead F’pec anymore because it betrays the Sihanoukist principles and the F’pec principles which were laid down by King-Father who founded this party in 1981.
From today on, Prince Thomico said that, each week, he will visit the party grass root levels to explain to the middle and grass root levels of the F’pec party members in provinces, districts and communes, so that all these party members withdraw their confidence from the current F’pec leadership. If there were to be a new path, the only choice would be to tear down the current F’pec leadership structure and organize anew the ability for the middle and grass root level party members who are true royalists, so they can express their own position.
The prince said that each of the current F’pec leaders boasts that they removed Prince Ranariddh in order to establish democracy in the party, but where can democracy be, if Nhiek Bun Chhay and Lu Lay Sreng decide whatever they want. The selection of Prince Arunrasmy as candidate for the premiership was Nhiek Bun Chhay and Lu Lay Sreng’s idea, it was not a decision made by the grass root party members, nor by the middle ranking party members.
The prince warned that both F’pec and NRP will be disintegrated if the two parties are not searching for a solution to unite with each other. The prince said that he places all the blames on Nhiek Bun Chhay, F’pec secretary-general, and on Lu Lay Sreng, F’pec vice-president No. 1, and that the two do not have the ability to lead the royalist movement after they decided to split this movement.
However, Nouv Sovathero, state secretary of the Ministry of Information and F’pec spokesman, said: “We will not be disintegrated like those who want to see us disintegrated. Even if these 3 royals (Thomico, Sirivuth, and Vacheara) are not in F’pec, this party will not be disintegrated. We will still move forward.”
Besides this, Nouv Sovathero claimed that F’pec still faithfully follow the path set by Hero-King Norodom Sihanouk in 1981. He added that F’pec was not formed just yesterday, and that when it was formed, it was formed when leaders and fighters invited King-Father to become the party president.
Nouv Sovathero criticized Prince Thomico, saying that whatever he said, it was done because his thinking is shallow, and that it is merely his personal view. He added that “Prince Thomico cannot see further than the tip of his nose.”
Source: KI-Media
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